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Every book Mark McClusky recommended on podcasts
Mark McClusky discussed sports science and cycling literature during his appearance on the a16z Podcast. He praised Tyler Hamilton's book about cycling and doping, identifying it as an incredible and devastating account that helped break the culture of silence within the sport, though the podcast transcript garbled the title as The Secret Race. McClusky also cited David Epstein's The Sports Gene, describing it as a great book about sports science and referring to its concept of the Big Bang of body types to explain how the physical builds suited for different athletic disciplines have expanded over time. Through these recommendations and observations, McClusky illustrated the intersection of athletic performance, investigative journalism, and modern sports analytics.
Books recommended by Mark McClusky
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The Secret Race
The Secret Race by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle is a sports non-fiction book that exposes the pervasive culture of doping and the code of silence within professional cycling.
Recommended“I think all the revelations in cycling finally sort of broke that culture of silence and rather Tyler Hamilton books unbelievable talent Hampton book is insane I mean it's if you haven't read it you should care about this stuff”
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The Sports Gene
The Sports Gene by David Epstein is an investigative science book that explores the complex interplay between innate genetic predisposition and rigorous environmental training in shaping elite athletic performance.
Discussed“David Epstein who wrote another great book about sports science last year called the sports gene talked about it as the Big Bang of body types it used to be”
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Books Mark McClusky wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| a16z Podcast | Sports, Tech, and What We Can All Learn from the Latest Performance Science | a16z Podcast | 2019-01-02 | 2 |
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“you know I got a chance to meet Ashton Eaton who's the world record holder in the decathlon for this book and we actually went for a run and we ran like two miles”
“but one of the people I was talking to for the book his name's Andy Walsh she runs Red Bull actually runs this giant high-performance athletic program”
“yeah I don't know I mean it's um so near the end of the book and the last chapter is on the limits of performance and Mark Denny who's another Stanford guy or at this kind of amazing paper”